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dense pellucido-punctatis ; dichasiis unifloris ex axillis cata- 

 phyllorum innovationum novellarum , aut interdum racemo- 

 sim, corymbosim vel umbellatim in ramulis pygmaeis cataphylli- 

 geris collocatis; alabastris late obovoideis, sepalis semior- 

 bicularibus, germine turbinato, adpresse-pubescenti, 2-loculari. 

 Descriptio. Ramificatio monopodialis interdum abortu 

 gemmae vel innovationis terminalis dichotoma. Rami teretes 

 glabri, novelli internodiis subquadrangulo-applanatis sub- 

 pubescentes. Internodia 3 5 infima (quorum plurima elon- 

 gata) innovationum novellarum cataphylla (quorum paene 

 omnia sub anthesi delapsa), internodia 1 3 suprema euphylla 

 gerunt. Folia annua opposita, petiolata petiolo semitereti 

 supra canaliculato angustissime alato glabrescenti (c. 3 5 

 mm. lg.), obovato-elliptica vel elliptica, oblonga vel obovato- 

 oblonga, basi plus minusve abrupte in petiolum attenuata, 

 apice obtusa vel rarius rotundata, angustissime marginata, 

 dense pellucido-punctata, membranacea, pilis adpressis spar- 

 sissimis praesertim subtus subpubescentia vel paene glabra 

 (lamina c. 4 6 ctm. lg. et c. 2 3 ctm. lt.), supra dense elevato- 

 punctata, nervo medio vix elevato in media parte tota paene 

 longitudine sulcato, venis utroque latere 9 10 venulisque 

 interjectis reticulatis et venis duabus marginalibus , quarum 

 interiore a margine c. 1,5 2 mm. remota, leviter elevatis, 

 subtus pallidiora sparsius subfusco-elevato-punctata, nervo 

 medio lato, applanato-convexo, venis venulisque leviter ele- 

 vatis. Dichasia uniflora singula ex axillis cataphyllorum 

 innovationum novellarum. Interdum euphylla innovationis 

 plane desunt et tum ramus talis pro longitudine hujus aut 

 racemo aut corymbo aut umbellae similis est. Pedunculi 

 dichasiorum uniflororum applanatoteretes subpubescentes (c. 

 6 15 mm. lg.). Bracteolae late ovatae, obtusae glabrae (c. 

 2 mm. lg.). Flores sessiles. Alabastra late obovoidea (c. 

 5,5 mm. lg.). Sepala 4 glabra, sparse elevato-glanduloso- 

 punctata, ciliata, extima semiorbicularia (c. 2 mm. lg.), in- 

 tima paene orbicularia (c. 4 mm. lg.). Petala 4, paene or- 

 bicularia, glabra*). Stamina glabra (c. 5 mm. lg.). Ger- 



*) Mihi tantum ex alabastris nota. 



